Chancellor George Pernsteiner said today that Oregon's seven public universities are organizing counseling for any students who may be grappling with the shooting at Virginia Tech.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by this terrible incident," he said in a statement. "When incidents such as this occur, it naturally raises concerns for everyone about the safety of students in our own schools and educational institutions."

At least 32 people were killed today after a gunman opened fire in a Virginia Tech dorm and then, two hours later, shot up a classroom building across campus in the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history. The gunman committed suicide, bringing the death toll to at least 33.

Students complained that there were no public address announcements on campus after the first burst of gunfire. Many said the first word they received from the university was an e-mail more than two hours into the rampage -- around the time the gunman struck again.

Pernsteiner said each campus in the Oregon University System has emergency plans in place in the event that such a crisis were to happen in this state. The university system is using the shooting to review its own readiness plans, the statement said.